Getting rid of "Being Practical" Cliche from the eyes of wisdom

Yes, every man is moved by desires. This desires are also known as “Motive for work” . There are different people, who work for different motives. Some works for fame. Some works for name. Some works for money. Some works for higher status in society. Everybody works for a motive. So, every work we do is an expression of the motive. These motive forms a person’s character, and the character is defined by his past actions or karma. So we can see a linear thread very beautifully sewed down here. Your present work is responsible for building your future character. Your future character then is responsible, for your motives behind your work. Your motives behind work, translates into the kind of work you carry on. And we come back to square one, where again those kind of actions you carry on define the character. For instance, if you are sensitive to the body and its different ailments, you carry on work always to sort these elements, that your body remains healthy.

By doing this kind of work for yourself, and others, you build a character of an Health conscious person, and your motive of the work remains always to upkeep your health, in the best possible manner and that defines your character , which further extends into doing work for betterment of individual and collective health. Similarly if a person is sensitive to the soul part of the life, where, he always tries to understand the meaning of life. We see him building a real character and the motive behind all the work he carries is focused on upliftment of spirit, or living in a liberated manner. Finally, these leads him to carry on intense spiritual practices, and sadhana for attaining success and siddhi, that he could scale himself and masses could access his work and sadhana. In the first case, the motive is more gross, and the actions are in similar pattern which make a similar personality. In the second case, the motive becomes subtle, and the ideals are high, and actions are carried on a similar way which finally creates a more divine characteristics in a human being . In these case , even the motive is there , the motive acts like an lion in the dream , which though is a part of the dream, but successfully bring the man out of the dream. There are even instances of people, having evil motives geared out of ill will, where the person wants to harm others, and makes him function in a harmful fashion, and creating a resulting character of harmful and wicked person who carries on all kinds of evil activities. Geared by his selfish motives he is always moved to harm others, for his own self interest, by doing that he in reality harms himself most . Such is the law of karma so distinctly designed, that more you are motivated to harm others and you have negative thoughts of jealousy,anger, greed and lust, and more you carry on harmful actions motivated by negative emotions, it destroys none other than yourself, by creating a dysfunctional character.

So as his motive , so is the man . If you ask now , why should you carry on unselfish activity, then you have a very distinct answer . You are not doing unselfish activity for others here , you are doing it for building a better foundation of your life and building a better character, which could carry on actions that make your life more healthy and you live your life well. Unselfish activity will make the foundation of your character better, which will finally transform your motives of action, resulting in a gigantic will that could construct another Buddha or Jesus or Swami Vivekananda. Infact , when a person motives becomes unselfish , he releases a force of nature, which was lying dormant as nobody has aligned themselves to that entire force of nature which is working always unselfishly like Sun giving light , Trees given shelter.The whole idea of “Yagna” or “Fire sacrifice” which almost all Indian Temple and House conducts regularly have been concieved from it, Yet it is the external ritual which is taken , but the internal meaning is thrown out. Nature is filled with unselfishness and that’s why it has such a gigantic force, and a man who becomes unselfish on the motives, aligns himself to that gigantic force and will. This is the very idea of Karma Yagna , Karma Yoga and Guru seva .

It purifies ones will and aligns it to whole nature . Now you are not separated , you are one with the nature . In a way , Guru seva is the means to the live the advaitic truth on oneness, in your practical life . The people who live for an higher ideal , in a way releases and higher force, and become a character which not only inspires him, and his conscience becomes clear, but he also inspires his nearest spheres of influence, and his offspring’s more deeply , then anyone could do with a lecture or teaching something to his family . Mostly his spheres of influence continuously starts growing to much wider group of people and he soon scales his spheres of influence.

That’s why the greatest teaching comes when a man “walks his talk” and then he without saying a single word, transmits his understanding by living the truth . The perfect example of it is the Sage Ramana Maharishi who use to live in Tiruvannmalai in the foothills of the Arunachala Shiva mountain. Never speaking a word , sometimes he can transmit and sometimes with wise words he can make a concept very clear to a mind which is confused, These is the power which all the great preachers of the world had . They were always , trying never to preach, but to live the highest truth on there life , and by that there motive and the actions followed by there character is creating examples for others to follow . There is nothing said , but there is everything followed as they becomes a role model. This is the best way a child learn about character from his parents too, not by what they says , but by watching what they does.

That’s why selfish motives may bring efficiency in you and bring short term success on money ,name and fame , as you do things faster, better and cheaper but unselfish activity brings effectivity and greatness in you, which obviously makes your success sustainable.

That’s why Krishna in Bhagvad Gita says to learn on the ways of ”how to act”. Some people might always ask , why should we learn about “How to act” ? What’s the point , we all know it very well, how to act , we should choose on what to act . Sri Krishna , says there is a science of action and you need to know that . “Yoga is skills in action” .And then whatever you choose that very action will start giving result. You need to know where to focus while carrying out a action.

For last 5000 years , Krishna has been challenged again and again , by narrow minded people who called themselves intellectuals , who are bubbling with all kind of words and never practising what they preach, and that’s why living very miserable life , with selfish motives and they are spreading that germs creating more unsuccessful life, generation after generation . These buggers love to call themselves “Practical people” and they always reject the spiritual principles of the universe , on the ground of no verified proof as per there limitation of sense organs.

There are Scholars , Management Gurus , Academicians and intellectuals and pseudo -Gyanis for centuries who have ridiculed Krishna for his philosophy and for his teachings on “science of action” . They have again and again termed it as ”impractical”. Time and again they are proved wrong and they have created such a miserable life, yet there pseudo intellectualism is more foolish and more kidish, then average student entering into a school. Modern society and knowledge literature on business and management philosophy, has gone to an extremity of desires and motives, and they almost negated the very voice of Krishna and his teachings. They almost whispered to every child who access modern education system you need to desire and not deserve. These pseudo intellectuals could create a impulse, and following of people, for sometime as most people are motivated by short term goals . But these people has been turned into ashes and forgotten, but Krishna remains as he is and his words rolled down to centuries after centuries, with his eternal smile. His teaching on science of actions has remained for centuries as the best understanding of how life is lead and success are created practically in the world. The way to create result is focussing on the cause , and not on effect , is becoming more deserving and not desiring , is becoming unselfish in the motive and having a character of steel and gigantic will power which could transform the societies , has been success literature available to mankind for the last 5000 years.